Word Study · Strong's G937 · Greek
βασιλικός
basilikos
bas-il-ee-kos'
Strong's 1890 spelling: basilikós
“regal (in relation), i.e. (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
regal (in relation), i.e. (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent
Rendered in the KJV as
king's, nobleman, royal.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- βασιλικὴν1
- βασιλικῆς.¶1
- βασιλικὸν1
- βασιλικὸς1
- βασιλικός·1
How it is rendered · 4
- royal2
- king’s.1
- royal official1
- royal official;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSM · 2
- A-ASF · 1
- A-ASM · 1
- A-GSF · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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John2 occurrences
- John 4:46βασιλικὸςbasilikosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.here: royal official
- John 4:49βασιλικός·basilikosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”here: royal official;
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 12:20βασιλικῆς.¶basilikēsadjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNow Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.here: king’s.
- Acts 12:21βασιλικὴνbasilikēnadjective · accusative (object) · feminine singularOn the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.here: royal